Not / isn't in Persian (Farsi): Nist

Nist in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Narahat-e. Khoob nist.

   He's upset. He isn't good.

   Module 6, lesson 7

2. You say

   Nemidunam! Inja nist.

   I don't know! He's not here.

   Module 7, lesson 1

3. Sara, a family friend

   Sobhane nist.

   There's no breakfast.

   Module 10, lesson 7

4. Maman Bozorg, your grandma

   Baba khaste nist?

   Isn't Baba tired?

   Module 11, lesson 5

5. Kabab nist! Narahat-e.

   There's no kebab! He's upset.

   Module 11, lesson 6

When to say Nist

Keep the feeling whole and put the ending on nist: khaste nistam.

The other endings of Nist

More about Nist

Nist means not or isn't, and it carries the ending: khoob nist-am is I'm not good, and khaste nistam is I'm not tired. Keep the feeling word whole and put the ending on nist, as the usage line says. A question form is Khaste nisti?, which is aren't you tired. It is taught in Module 5, lesson 5, in the lesson called Not so good. In the course you also hear it as a plain statement, Sobhane nist (there's no breakfast), and it is a word, not the prefix na-, which the course keeps separate.

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